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Helping knitters knit from their heartsMon, 16 Oct 2017 21:02:01 +0000en-UShourly1http://www.knittingforcharity.org/images/2017/04/cropped-Green-ball-of-yarn-1-1-32x32.pngKnitting for Charityhttp://www.knittingforcharity.org
3232113411940How to Fight a Knitting Rut from Quick, Simple Projectshttp://www.knittingforcharity.org/knitting-rut-quick-simple-projects.html
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/knitting-rut-quick-simple-projects.html#respondFri, 06 Oct 2017 11:30:34 +0000http://www.knittingforcharity.org/?p=4705Are you ready to break out of your knitting rut? Here are a multitude of ways to fend off knitting boredom caused by the quick & simple Currently we’re talking about fending off knitting boredom. Last time we discussed ways to fight the boredom of knitting a large project. You had some great ideas, so […]

]]>http://www.knittingforcharity.org/knitting-rut-quick-simple-projects.html/feed04705What You Should Know about Darn Good Yarn of the Monthhttp://www.knittingforcharity.org/darn-good-yarn-of-the-month.html
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/darn-good-yarn-of-the-month.html#commentsWed, 27 Sep 2017 11:00:35 +0000http://www.knittingforcharity.org/?p=4862My review of the Darn Good Yarn of the Month subscription club, plus a raffle! Note: the following includes affiliate links. If you order anything after clicking one of these links, I may receive compensation. For more information, please see my Disclosure Policy. Thanks for helping to support my site! Back in May, I decided […]

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http://www.knittingforcharity.org/knitting-boredom-large-projects.html#commentsFri, 22 Sep 2017 11:00:23 +0000http://www.knittingforcharity.org/?p=4699Does knitting a large project make your eyes glaze over? Here are some tips for addressing knitting boredom with large projects “[What] bothers me a little, is that I make the same patterns over and over. In part because I know them by heart and in part because they are easy. I’d like to learn […]

]]>http://www.knittingforcharity.org/knitting-boredom-large-projects.html/feed104699These 10 Fabulous Free Drop Stitch Knitting Patterns Will Make You Stop, Drop & Rollhttp://www.knittingforcharity.org/drop-stitch-knitting-patterns.html
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/drop-stitch-knitting-patterns.html#respondFri, 25 Aug 2017 11:00:55 +0000http://www.knittingforcharity.org/?p=4711Enjoy the magic of dropping stitches — on purpose! — with these free drop stitch knitting patterns This post includes an affiliate link. For more information about affiliate links, please see my Disclosure Policy. The first time I discovered the magic of dropped stitches was when I was knitting a Phoenix Tears scarf for my […]

]]>http://www.knittingforcharity.org/drop-stitch-knitting-patterns.html/feed04711What I’m Knitting (and Crocheting!) Wednesday: Where’s Summer Gone?http://www.knittingforcharity.org/wednesday-wheres-summer-gone.html
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/wednesday-wheres-summer-gone.html#commentsWed, 16 Aug 2017 11:00:11 +0000http://www.knittingforcharity.org/?p=4642After a LENGTHY parting, time to share our projects again! So it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Gosh, guys, this summer has zipped past like you wouldn’t believe! And I know it’s only going to get busier with my daughters returning to school (good grief) TOMORROW. At least I’ll have more time to myself at […]

]]>http://www.knittingforcharity.org/wednesday-wheres-summer-gone.html/feed446428 Delightful Ways to Help You Beat the Heathttp://www.knittingforcharity.org/8-delightful-ways-to-help-you-beat-the-heat-2.html
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/8-delightful-ways-to-help-you-beat-the-heat-2.html#commentsFri, 11 Aug 2017 11:00:00 +0000http://www.knittingforcharity.org/?p=4586Finding the summer heat stifling? Try one of these 8 adorable free knitting patterns for summer shirts to help keep you cool As I write this, it’s still very hot in Oklahoma. (I hear this is the case around the United States, and many parts of Europe as well.) This very hot summer has produced […]

]]>http://www.knittingforcharity.org/8-delightful-ways-to-help-you-beat-the-heat-2.html/feed44586The Surprising Way You Can Increase Your Knitting Speedhttp://www.knittingforcharity.org/the-surprising-way-you-can-increase-your-knitting-speed-2.html
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/the-surprising-way-you-can-increase-your-knitting-speed-2.html#commentsFri, 28 Jul 2017 11:00:33 +0000http://www.knittingforcharity.org/?p=4417Is the way you hold your yarn and needles holding you back? You can increase your knitting speed through a different knitting style When I first learned to knit, I was what some call an “English knitter,” some call an “American knitter,” and still others call a “thrower.” That is, I held yarn in my […]

]]>http://www.knittingforcharity.org/the-surprising-way-you-can-increase-your-knitting-speed-2.html/feed44417How to Knit a Gorgeous Hat for Charity – for Freehttp://www.knittingforcharity.org/how-to-knit-a-gorgeous-hat-for-charity-for-free.html
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/how-to-knit-a-gorgeous-hat-for-charity-for-free.html#commentsMon, 17 Jul 2017 11:00:20 +0000http://www.knittingforcharity.org/?p=4553Check out this free knitting pattern from reader Ginny to create a beautiful hat for charity A couple of weeks ago, I published a post here about donating your yarn. I confessed that I’ve never donated yarn and that I have no intention of doing so in the near future. (*buries face in hands*) This […]

]]>http://www.knittingforcharity.org/how-to-knit-a-gorgeous-hat-for-charity-for-free.html/feed184553How to Knit Faster: Expert Tips for Speeding up Your Knittinghttp://www.knittingforcharity.org/knit-faster-expert-tips-speeding-knitting.html
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/knit-faster-expert-tips-speeding-knitting.html#commentsFri, 14 Jul 2017 11:00:35 +0000http://www.knittingforcharity.org/?p=4415Frustrated by slow knitting? Here’s encouragement and tips for ways to knit faster “I don’t seem to knit fast enough to do all the things I want to do for charity. I mostly do baby things but I want to do for older kids and for adults too. Need more hands and fast ones too.” […]

]]>http://www.knittingforcharity.org/knit-faster-expert-tips-speeding-knitting.html/feed24415How to Trim Your Yarn Stash by Donating Ithttp://www.knittingforcharity.org/trim-yarn-stash-donating.html
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/trim-yarn-stash-donating.html#commentsFri, 30 Jun 2017 11:00:08 +0000http://www.knittingforcharity.org/?p=4391Is it time to consider donating your yarn? I’ve recently realized that I have actually never donated yarn to anyone. How recently? Um… I sat down to write this article and realized I’ve never donated my yarn. That’s how recently. I wanted to consider what might make folks reluctant to donate their yarn, because that […]